Multiplex communications – Pathfinding or routing – Switching a message which includes an address header
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-19
2011-07-19
Nguyen, Hanh (Department: 2473)
Multiplex communications
Pathfinding or routing
Switching a message which includes an address header
C370S468000, C725S111000, C725S114000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07983272
ABSTRACT:
A method for providing network access to a shared access communications medium for a plurality of users includes the steps of conducting predictive admission control by arbitrating user requests for access to the shared medium based on predicted aggregate demands, conducting lookahead scheduling for use in making user channel assignments by forecasting schedule transmission opportunities one or more channels of the shared medium, and balancing load by making channel assignments such that a plurality users are each assigned a respective channel of the shared medium based upon a predicted need. Congestion parameters can predicted for each channel of the shared medium and mapped to a congestion measure using a mathematical function that takes into account packet loss rate, packet delay, packet delay jitter, and available capacity.
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Carlson William S.
Hart John Bradford
McKinnon, III Martin William
Moyer Matthew James
Rufus, Jr. Freeman
Merchant & Gould
Nguyen Hanh
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